The Fantasticks
Directed, Designed, and Produced
EMBARK | Peekskill
December 2015
Music Direction & Piano: Giocille Shaw
Additional Piano: Beata Navratil
Harpists: Joy Plaisted and Jane Zopff
Set Design: Katie Schmidt Feder
Costume Coordination/Design:
Katie Schmidt Feder & Cast
Set Construction:
D&M Home Improvements, Tom Brown
Technical Direction & Projections: Gene Panczenko
Tech Crew: Adian Campbell, Marcus Shaw, Robert Pagan
Cast:
Erik Contzius -El Gallo
Melody Munitz -Luisa
Torian Brackett -Matt
Frank Reale -Hucklebee
Luis Alonzo Guzman - Bellomy
Tom Campbell -Henry
Stephen Velichko - Mortimer, Matt u.s.
Suzi Tipa - The Mute
Kelly O'Connor (Dir.'s Assistant, Luisa u.s.)
Jacob Contzius (Mortimer u.s.)
What a joy to direct, design and produce this production in December 2015! Looking for a unique venue to stage the show, we settled on what was once the lobby/ballroom of a historic building - formerly a hotel in Peekskill, NY which was coverted by Monica Flaherty and Eric Contzius into THE FLATZ. We constructed a tiny (9'x9') curved stage up agained the exposed brick arches of the space, creating a most intimate and charming environment for Tom Jones/Harvey Schmidt's gem of a musical THE FANTASTICKS. The show sold out its initial run and was extended an extra weekend.
